CVE-2010-4707
The check_acl function in pam_xauth.c in the pam_xauth module in Linux-PAM (aka pam) 1.1.2 and earlier does not verify that a certain ACL file is a regular file, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a special file.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 29% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-399
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- linux-pam:linux-pam
References
- http://git.altlinux.org/people/ldv/packages/?p=pam.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=Linux-PAM-1_1_2-2-gffe7058c70253d574b1963c7c93002bd410fddc9
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/10/03/1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49711
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201206-31.xml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46045